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CUSTER POST No. 140 G. A. R. 



At every board, a silent chair 

Fills witli quick tears some tender eye, 

And at our maddest sport appear 

Those well loved forms that will i:ot die. 

We lift the fflass, our hand is stayed, 

AVe jest, a sjjecter rises up. 

And weepini;', though no word is said. 

We kiss, and pass the silent rup. 



George A. Caster Post, No. 140, of 
the Departtuent of Wisconsin, Grand 
Army of the Republic, was organized 




John F. Miles 

Commander. 

in this city, Tuesday. February 19, 
1884. It has had a total njenabership 
of 130 veterans, of whom about 40 died 
in Ashland, and are buried in one of 



the Ashland cemeteries. Of th 3 entire 
roster, there remains a membership at 
present of thirty-five veterans, many 
of the former members now residing 
in other states. The Ashland WeeKly 
Press, of the date of February 23, 1884, 
contains the following aciount of the 
formation of the first Grand Army 
post in this city : 

"Captain C. N. Davis of Merrillan 
instituted a post of the Grand Army 
of the Republic here on Tuesday even- 
ing last. A large number of our sol- 
dier citizens were inducted into the 
workings of the order, and an organi- 
zation with the following gentlemen 
for officers was created : 

"Post commander, SV. W. Paddock. 

"Senior vioe-comanmder, J. J. 
Miles. 

"Junior, vice-commander, J. F. 
Childs. 

"Quartermaster, John H. Knight. 

"Surgeon, C. T. Bowen. 

"Chaplain, W. B. Snider. 

"Officer of the day, D. G. Sampson. 

"Officer of the guard, C. L. Judd. 

"Adjutant, C. L. Haring. 

"Sergeant major, G. O. Peckham. 

"Quartermaster sergeant, J. W. 
Meagher." 

The Press also made the comment 
that "the post here starts out under 
favorable auspices, and in the hands 
of the present officers, must surely take 
a prominent pare among the posts of 
the state.'' 

There were at that time, seventeen 
pensioners in Ashland county, towit: 
Francis Cahill, Caleb F. Bowen, Hugh 



CUSTER POST No. 140 G. A. R. 



B. Whittell, John J. Miles, Charles 
L. Judd, Charles H. Western, John 
J. Metzgar, John Myers, Ferdinand 
Froeshel. William Baatz, Peter 
Hockner, Ezra W. Ellis, Ira D. Eble, 
Henry Elsuer, Adam Schnur, John 
Stehwin and Mary A. Chase. 

The first post of the Grand Army of 
the Cnited States was institnt«d at 
Decatur, Illinois, April 6, 186G, and 
the first national encampment was 
hela at Indianapolis, luniana, Novem 
ber 20, ISiiii Thpre is at the present 




Willi-aiii (jliapple 

Adjutant. 

time, a circular letter, oflScially desig- 
nated as "general orders No. 5," be- 
ing distributed among the Q. A. R. 
posts of the country, by command of 
Commander in Chief Thomas J. Ste- 
wart, of the national G. A. R., recom- 
mending tiie payment of ten cents or 
more by each member of the order in 
good standing, to orect a !f35,000 monu- 
ment at Washington to the memory of 
Benjamin F. Stephenson, founder of 



the Grand Army of the Republic, and 
its first commander in chief. 

It is a significant fact, that Memor- 
ial or Decoration day, was organized 
only a short time from the first organ- 
ization of the Grand Army of the Re- 
public. To General John A. Logan 
has been ascribed the honor of being 
tbe founder of Decoration day, and it 
is now a holiday in all the states and 
territories except Alabama, Florida, 
Georgia, Idaho, Louisana, Mississippi, 
North Carolina, South Carolina and 
Texas. In Virginia there is observed 
what is known as "Confederate Me- 
morial day." Memorial or Decora- 
tion day is not a national holiday, in 
fact, there is no national holiday, not 
even the Fourth of July, and there is 
no federal statute on ihe subject. 

George A. Custer Women's Relief 
corps No. 78 was organized four years 
after the G. A. R. po3t. The W. R. 
C. meet the first and third Fridays 
of each month, and Custer post meet- 
ing the second and fourth Saturuay, 
both in Brownstone hall. The mem- 
bers of both organizations are"getting 
along in years" now. It is almost 
forty years since the war of the rebel- 
lion closed, and it is more than forty 
years since the stirring scenes in which 
these men and women participated, a 
period that tried men's souls. There 
is no period in the history of any na- 
tion that brought out a citizen soldiery 
like that which saved the union in 
the 60's and the nation owes them 
its eternal gratitude. 



The following is a complete mus- 
ter roll of Custer post No 140, G. A. 
R., of Ashland, Wisconsin. 

C. L. Harring, b8th Illinois infant- 
ry, 3 years. 

J. W. Meagher, 4l8t OhioVolunteer 
infantry, >] years 

W. W. Paddock, 14th Ohio volun- 



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Captain McFadden 

Officer of tlie Day. 

teer infautrj', 1 year and 11 mouths. 

C. W. Hopkins, 4th Maine volunteer 
infantry, 3 years and s months. 

C. P. Pease, 1st Michigan volun- 
teer infantry, 1 year 6 mouths. 

John H. Knight, 1st Delaware in- 
fantry, 9 years and 6 months. 

D. G. Sampson, 30th Illinois volun- 
teer infantry . 

W. H. Clay, 6th Wisconsin infan- 
try, 3 years and 4 months 

E. A. Shores, 20th Indiana volun- 
teer infantry, 4 years. 

G. O. Peckham.llth Iowa volunteer 
infantry, 4 years and 1 month. 

H. Brinker, 20th Ohio volunteer 
cavalry, 3 year 2 months. 

C. L. Judd, 10th New York volun- 
teer artillery, 3 years. 

W. B. Snider, 50th Illinois volun- 
teer infantry, length uf service un- 
known. 



J. F. Childs, 27th Michigan volun- 
teer infantry, 3 years.,"' 

C. T. Bowen, 4th Khode Island vol- 
unteer infantry, length of service un- 
known. 

James Holton, 78th Pennsylvania 
volunteer infantry, length of service 
unknown. 

D. H. Haner, 2nd Iowa volunteer 
infantry, length of service unknown. 

J. J. Miles, 44th Illinois volunteer 
infautry, 2 years 6 months. 

Miles Semple, 34th Wisconsin volun- 
teer infautry, 11 months. 

William V. Chase, 33rd Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, 3 years. 

P. F. Runnell, regiment and length 
of service unknown. 

Henry Murphy, 1st Pennsylvania 
Bucktails, length of service unknown. 

Benamin F. Sparks, regiment and 
length of service unknown. 

J. S. Dyer, New York heavy artil- 
lery, 20 months. 

W. I. Chase. 9th Maine infantry, 19 
months. 

E. R. Green, 2nd Minnesota caval- 
ry, 2 years. 

Robert Inglis, 20th Maine infantry, 
3 years and 6 months. 

WilliaiB Seegar, 4th Wisconsin vol- 
unteer infantry, 4 years and 6 months. 

David J. Coleman, regiment and 
length of service unknown. 

John Adley, Jr., 30th Maine veter- 
ans, 2 years 

John JMcCarty, 3rd New York cav- 
alry, 21 months. 

Albert H. Soakland, 1st Indiana in- 
fantry, 3 years. 

D. B. Palmer, 38th Ohio volunteer 
infantry, 3 years. 

John Gifford, 3rd Vermont volun- 
teer infantry, 2 years. 

C. H. Vanburen, Chicago Mercan- 
tile battery, 2 years. 

Peter Stefan, 98th National Guard, 
New York, 1 year. 



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B. S. Philbrich, 27th Michigan in- 
fantry, 3 ycHi-s. 

J. B. Sutter, 127th Illinois volun- 
teer infantry, 2 years 

Rolla Baker, IHGth New York vol- 
unteer infantry, 1 year. 

F. M. Herrick, heavy artillery, 2 yrs 

Myron B. Conklin, 9 1th New York 
infantry, 'S years. 

John Basque, U. S. navy, 2 years. 



infantry. 2 years. 

F. Cahill,l8t New Hampshire volun- 
teer infriutrj', o months. 

y. W. Potter, 10th New York heavy 
artillei'y, 2 years and 10 months. 

Albert Isherman, i;UU Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, 1 year and 8 months. 

Daniel J. Seyler, 9th New York 
heavy artillery, <; months. 

R. M Peters, 12th Wisconsin iu- 




K. A. 

Quiutermastor, and E,\-])ci)ar 

E. F. Barnes, 2nd Maine cavalry, 4 
months. 

Nathan Terwilliger, HOth New York 
engineers, 4 months. 

Emanuel Bloom, (J.Tth New Y'ork 
volunteer, 13 months. 

Matts Mattson, 1st regular Minne- 
sota heavy artillery, 7 months. 

John Holmes, 2nd New York rifles, 
5 months. 

James Hamilton, 27th Michigan 



Shores 

Iniciil {'oniniandcr of ^^■is(•ollsill. 

fantry, 11 months. 

S. E. Sweet, 0th Wisconsin light 
artilley, 3 years and (5 months. 

Dwiglit G. Weaver, 89th Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, 2 years. 

H Lt. Edwards, 2:)rd Wisconsin vol- 
unteer infantry. 2 years and 9 months. 

A. Darrow, 19th Ohio volunteer in- 
fantry, 3 months. 

Michael Murry. 3rd United States 
infantry, 3 years and 1 month. 



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J. D. Ward, regiment and length of 
service unknown. 

W. G. Bancroft, 42nd Wisconsin 
infantry, 10 months. 

Philo B. Page, 20th Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 4 years. 

J. A. Hunt, 4th Wisconsin cavalry, 
1 year 4 months. 

John Eisner, 26th Wisconsin infan- 
try, 3 years. 

S. M. Skeels, 10th Pennsylvania in- 
fantry, 1 year. 

Francis W. Shaw, 3rd Ohio cavalry, 
8 years. 

James H Donihue, 10th Michigan 
infantry, 2 years. 

J. C. B:)iitiu, 27Lh Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 3 years. \ 

J M. Smith, 114th Ohio infantry. 
3 years. 

Silas T. Hewitt, 1st Wisconsin cav- 
alry, 4 years. 

James Patton, 14th New York cav- 
alry, 2 years. 

Chas. H. Toilier, 11th Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, (i months, 

Samuel W. Bird, 35th Illinois in- 
fantry, 3 years and 3 months. 

T. B. Hill, 1st Wisconsin cavalry, 
10 months. 

John T. Gonyou,27th Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 3 years. 

Peter McKenna, 17th Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 1 year. 

Charles E. Van Vlack, 89th Illinois 
infantry, 34 months. 

R. R. McMullen, 35th New York 
infantry, 3 years and 2 months. 

Edwin W. Mowrey, i6th U. S. in- 
fantry, 2 years. 

Charles N. Davis, 1st Wisconsin 
cavalry, 1 year 7 months. 

William H. Parker, 11th Maine 
infantry, 1 year. 

John Carliu, 49th Wisconsin infan- 
try, 10 months. 

Thomas Hanlon, U. S. artillery, 8 
years. 



Joseph Stevens, 3rd Michigan in- 
fantry, 3 years and 1 month. 

George R. Newcombe, Fremont 
Guards, 2 years and 2 months. 

Zacheus R. Slover, 35th Wisconsin 
infantry, 2 years. 

Zenas Maxim, 37th Wisc(>nsin in- 
fantry, 1 year and G months. 




L. 31. Bennett 

Senior Vice. 

Francis Glab^ 21st Iowa volunteer 
infantry, 3 years. 

Milford Nye, 11th Maine infantry, 
9 months. 

J. L. Sayles, 106th New York in- 
fantry, 3 years. 

Harry C. Haggerty, 73rd Indiana 
infantry, 3 years. 

George H. Downie, 87th Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, 11 months. 

H. L. Brackinreed, 2nd Vermont 
volunteer infantry, 3 years and 6 
months. 



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Stanley E. Lathrop 

Cliaplam. 

Tbomas Stewart, 14th Wisconsin 
infantrv, 4 years. 

Dewitt C. Dickenson, 147th New 
York infantry, 1 year. 

John K. Shephard,6th Ohio battery, 
2 years. 

Orlando McNabb, 155th Indiana in- 
fantry, 7 months. 

Frederick F Hubbell, 5th U. S. 
artillery, 3 years. 

John F. Miles, 2nd Wisconsin vol- 
unteer infantry, 1 year and 2 months. 

Fred Weingertz, Kith Wisconsin in- 
fantry, o years. 

A. C. Hopkins, regiment and time 
of service unknown. 

J. F. Van Dooser, Minnesota vol- 
unteer infantry, length of service 
fifteen months. 

Ernest Moeckel, 48th Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 22 years. 

Levi Claymen, 6th Wisconsin bat- 
tery, 3 years. 

Louis Frichel, 138th Illinois infant- 
ry, 4 months. 

Alden Norton, lUth New Hamp- 
shire volunteer infantry, 7 months. 



\ L. B. Lavine, 49th Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 9 months. 

August Myers, 32nd Iowa infantry, 

3 years. 

Nathan Wharton, Co. D. 92nd Ohio 
volunteer infantry, (> months. 

Wallace Potter, IGlst Ohio National 
Guards, 7 months. 

Freeman Stnbbs, 3Tth Illinois infan- 
try, 4 I'^onths. 

John H. Foster, 1st Maina cavalry, 

4 years and 8 months. 

Fred Kvuse, 84th New York infant- 
ry, 1 year. 

Henry A. Brooks, 3rd Wisconsin 
infantry, 3 years. 

E. W. Brad}', 135 Pennsylvania re- 
serve, 1 year. 

Henry Condeacon, Ist Michigan in- 
fantrv, 1 year. 




Joseph Stevens 

Twice Coniiiiiuulci' of Custer Post , and Second 

Coiiniiaiider of tlie Second Post Orjran- 

i;aiii/ed in Miclii<;'an. 



CUSTER POST No. 140 G. A. R. 




Ferdiuand Weinkoetz 

Junior Vice. 
(From a tintype taken tliirty years ago). 

Johu Basner, Ist Wisconsin infan- 
try, 1 3'ear. 

Joseph Scott, 38th Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 10 mouths. 

Thomas Finnigan, 2nd New York 
infantry, 3 years. 

Joseph Mitchell, 2th Michigan in- 
fantry, 9 months. 

Stanley E. Lathrop, 1st Wisconsin 
calvery, 3 years and ti months. 

John E. Egge, 3rd Iowa infantry, 4 
years. 

John Bird, 1st Michigan infantry, 
10 months. 

Samuel C Sanford, 18th Wisconsin 
infantry, 3 years and 3 months. 

Loren M. Beunet, 21st Wisconsin in- 
fantry, 3 years. 

Lambert Nelson, 9th Wisconsin 
infantry, 1 year. 



172ud Ohio infantry, 
1st Rhode Island 



H. U. Beck, 
4 months. 

W. H. Morris, 
battery, 2 years. 

M. S. McF'adden, 7th Pennsylvania 
cavalry, 4 years and 6 months. 

Mike Ducate, 2nd Minnesota caval- 
ry, 2 years and 4 months. 

Lambert Nelson, 9th Wisconsin vol- 
unteer infantry, 1 year. 

William Chappie, 21st Iowa volun 
teer infantry, 3 years. 

William M. Horton, 1st Wisconsin 
calvery, 3 years and 1 month. 



Deceased comrades of Caster post, 
buried in the Post lot at Mt, Hope 
cemetery. 

The number preceding the name in- 
dicates the burial lot, as shown on 
the accompanying diagram: 

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NEW LOT 



Soulli. 

1. Geo. A. Bradbury, ITth Wis- 
consin volunteer iufartry. died 1886. 

2. D. P. Palmer, 38th Ohio vol- 
unteer infantry, died November 25, 
1»85. 

3. Thos. Rutter,97th Pennsylvania 
volunteer infantry, died June 18, 1888, 



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4. M. L. Best. 93rd Ohio volunteer 
infantry, died March G, 1892. 

5. Amasa Picket, 48th Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, died December 16, 
1887. 

6. Emanuel Bloom, 6oth New 
York volunteer infantry, died April 
26, 1888. 

7. Johnathan Nicholson, no record, 
died May 2, 1892. 

8. Albert C. Platts, no record, 
died October 21, 1892. 

9. Frank Yoemaj, no record, died 
October 21, 1892. 

10. W. W. Evarts, 1st Minnesota 
volunteer infantry, died January 29, 
18S9. 

11. C. E. Leach, 1st Maine volun- 
teer infantry, aied April, 1884. 

12. Wm. Meagher, 44th Ohio vol- 
unteer infantry, died .June 18, 1893. 

13. John Adley, 30th Maine volun- 
teer infantry, died August 13, 1893. 

14. Perry Hagerty, 73rd Indiana 
volunteer infantry, died January 22, 
1894. 

15. H. L. Brackenreid, 2nd New 
York volunteer infantry, died Decem- 
ber 8, 1894. 

1(5. Milford Nye, 11th Maine vol- 
unteer infantry. 

17. J. A. Norton, lOthNew Hamp- 
shire volunteer infantry, died May 10, 
1897. 

18. H. Li. ilichmond, no record, 
died December 4, 1894 

19. Wallace Potter, 10th New York 
heavy artillery, died November 25, 
1885. 

20. W. I. Chase, 9th Maine volun- 
teer infantry, died January 9, 1899. 

21. Silas T. Hewitt, 1st Wiscon- 
sin cavalry, died February 12, 18!I9. 

22. Ralph B. Clark, 106th Pen- 
nsylvania volunteer infantry, died 
February 14, 1899. 

23 John McCane, no record, died 
March 15, 1899. 



24. Francis Cahill, 1st New Hamp- 
shire volunteer infantry, died June 26. 
1890. 

25. Edward G. Hull, no record, 
died February 28, 1890. 

26 Alex Goekey. 3Gth Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, died July 23, 1890. 
27. H. W. Van Orman, 2l8t Mich 
igan volunteer iufantrv. died Novem- 
ber 18, 1897. 

The following soldiers are buried iu 
Mt. Hope cemetery, but not in the 
Post lot : 

James Payton alias Frank Donahue, 
14th New York cavalry, died January 
3, 1890. 

John F. Childs, 27th Michigan vol- 
unteer infantry, January 5, 1890. 

Edward Conners, no record, died 
November 28, 1885. 

Mitchel Ducate, 2nd Minnesota cav- 
alry, died August 4, 1892. 

A. Darrow. 19th Ohio volunteer in- 
fantry, date of death not recorded. 

J. D. Ward, regiment unknown, 
died April 19. 1886. 

Nathan Terwilliger, 50th New York 
engineers, died March 15, 1903. 

Robert Hall, regiment unknown, 
died April 12, 1903. 

Henry Brinker, 2nd Ohio Volunteer 
cavalry. 

The following soldiers are buried in 
St. Agnes cemetery : 

1. Andrew Mislin, no record, died 
March 5, 1895. 

2. Unknown. 

3. Unknown. 

4. Joseph Smith, no record, died 
March 25, 1899. 

5. Alex Morisette, 19th Illinois 
volunteer infantry. 

6. Michael Murray, 3rd U. S. cav- 
alry. 

7. Louis Cartier, 3rd Michigan 
volunteer infantry. 

8. John Eisner, 26th Wisconsin 
volunteer infantry, died May 26, 1902. 

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